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We Will Succeed!
This weekly column is slated to conclude in the last week of this year – 2023. The objective of this weekly column was to address the questions and shape the aspirations of small and micro entrepreneurs. We have seen firsthand the difficulties that a small entrepreneur faces while setting up…
Entrepreneurship in the age of Internet
We cannot ascertain how time flew from the ‘put your mobile aside and study’ era to ‘take your mobile and study’. Things stranger than science fiction are actually happening thanks to the advent in technology. Moreover, people are getting accustomed to such novel technology in no time. So how can…
Labour Safety: The need of the hour
Recently there was an unfortunate incident where a candle factory caught fire and a few workers succumbed to their death. These types of accidents raise questions regarding micro and small businesses. There are lakhs of micro and small scale industries in India that are run informally. More than 70 percent…
Enterprise of Tank Cleaners
This entrepreneurial story is a little different from traditional business stories. Nano and small enterprises rarely receive any entrepreneurial spirit. A novel start-up or an out of box idea gets noticed by consumers. There are many businesses that are no longer considered as a business for example, plumbing, cleaning, tank…
How Distant is E-Commerce?
Discounts and offers have become a part of the strategies used by e-commerce firms during festivals. In the US, consumers wait until Black Friday to shop at discounted prices. Even in India now, e-commerce companies conduct ‘Great Indian Festival’, ‘Big Billion Days Sale’ etc. Where exactly do micro and small…
Entrepreneurs Who Look After Water
‘Hey Water, what is your colour?’, ‘What is your taste like?’ These are the lyrics (translated from Marathi to English) of a song written by G. D. Madgulkar. Indeed, the taste of water changes from place to place. A few years ago, municipal water was available everywhere in Pune. Purified…
What’s in a Name?: A ‘Brand Value’
Among all the small things that we use in our daily life, many become so habitual that without them, we feel uncomfortable using a different brand. Regular tea, special soaps for Diwali bathing, even the order of pages of and fonts of daily newspapers, etc. become so habitual that the…
Misfit Market
The importance of first impressions cannot be emphasised more. Due to this notion, we struggle to look like commoners because we believe that the opinion one forms about us in the beginning forever sticks with us. Even in a consumerist country like the United States of America, there is an…
Innovation leading to Business Transformation
Although entrepreneurship is the fundamental requisite of an enterprise, the hallmark of entrepreneurship is the burning desire to create something. Mr. Rajendra Mehendale quit his job at Kinetic Company at the age of twenty-two and started his own business in the field of chemical engineering. In 1986, he started a…
In the interest of workers…
As per the data released recently, 2.33 crore registered micro, small and medium enterprises generate employment for 14 crore individuals. In addition to registered businesses on the Udyam portal, there are a large number of unregistered businesses. As a matter of fact, close to 70 percent of businesses are unregistered.…
Gig: Questions and Opportunities
In the last two years, there has been an increase in self-employment in India. One of the main reasons for this is that many people have started working in the gig economy after leaving permanent jobs. This is either because of unemployment or the desire to work independently. A significant…
Brain Drain of Entrepreneurship
Non-Resident Indians are usually associated with fields like Software Experts, Doctors etc. However, there is a large proportion of entrepreneurs among the NRIs. According to a report by the National Foundation for American Policy, the majority of immigrant entrepreneurs in the US come from Asia, with India and China accounting…
Seeds of Entrepreneurship
In cities like Pune, many young individuals start their own business in the field of architecture after obtaining a degree. Husaco is a firm started by Hrishikesh Thoke, Chaitrali Padamwar and Anushka Jadhav. It is imperative for students to do candidacy or internship in order to obtain a degree. Grabbing…
Navigating the Branding Battlefield: Unveiling the challenges faced by Innovative Small Businesses.
Shaping New Innovation This article by Dr. Lalitagauri Kulkarni was originally published in Marathi in Sakaal Newspaper on 22nd Aug 2023. Many brands like Xerox, Cadbury, Bisleri, LIC, etc. create their identity in such a way that the product itself is known by the name of that brand. People generally…
Centre to study entrepreneurship development set up at Gokhale Institute – Indian Express
The Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Development will primarily undertake research, policy analysis and recommendations for the growth of entrepreneurship. Pune-based Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) has established a new centre for research on entrepreneurship. The Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Development (CEED) is a joint…
Faculty seminar by Ms. Rashmi Bansal on “Challenges faced by Micro entrepreneurs in Today’s Environment”
Read more: https://www.loksatta.com/pune/gokhale-institute-center-for-excellence-in-entrepreneurship-and-development-zws-70-3061078/
deAsra Centre of Excellence in Nano entrepreneurship has been established
deAsra Centre of Excellence in Nano entrepreneurship has been established with the MoU signed between Mr. Anand Deshpande, Founder and Chairman of Persistent Systems and founder of deAsra Foundation and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. This memorable event organized under the historic Banyan tree at Gokhale Institute marked the…